#42D7CD Color

#42D7CD is rgb(66, 215, 205) in RGB and hsl(176, 65%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42D7CD

HEX#42D7CD

RGBrgb(66, 215, 205)

HSLhsl(176, 65%, 55%)

HSVhsv(176, 69%, 84%)

OKLCHoklch(80% 0.123 188.4)

CMYKcmyk(69%, 0%, 5%, 16%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42D7CD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.77:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text11.83:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42D7CD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42D7CD Complementary#D7424C Analogous#42D782 Analogous#4296D7 Triadic#CD42D7 Triadic#D7CD42

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42D7CD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5BDCD4 #74E2DA #8DE7E1 #ABEDE9 #C4F3EF #DDF8F6

Shades

#2BCABF #24A89F #1D8B84 #176D68 #11504C #0A2E2C

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